BIRMINGHAM, Alabama - Authorities have released the identity of a woman found shot to death Saturday during a possible robbery in her northern Birmingham store.

The Jefferson County Coroner's Office identified the victim as 63-year-old Chaya Anders of Pinson. She was the owner of Ebony Beauty Supply.

Anders was found dead about 10:40 a.m. Saturday in the 2900 block of 27th Street North. A customer noticed Ander's car parked outside the business and it appeared to have been there overnight. Also, said Lt. Sean Edwards, the business is normally open around the time officers were notified.

Once inside the business, officers found Anders on her back with a gunshot wound to the chest, Edwards said. Birmingham Fire and Rescue workers pronounced the woman dead on the scene.

Edwards said the death is being investigated as a homicide. The woman is the city's ninth homicide victim in 2014.

It wasn't immediately clear whether an arrest has been made. The family's attorney on Sunday said they've been asked by police not to discuss the case or Anders.